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ATT RNEY Patented Mar. 19, 1940 UNITED STATES SIGNALINGy SYSTEM'AND APPARATUS THEREFOR Robert F. Dirkes, Jamaica, N. Y.,.and Ray Hoover and Evan R. Wheeler, Plainfield, N. J., assignors to The Western Union Telegraph Company, New

' York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application November -25, 1935, Serial No. 51,522

' Renewed June 2, 1 939 i s 68 Claims.

these signals is to vper-mit checking andv preventB the loss of messages. y. 15 One of the objects of this invention is to prol vide a telegraph transmitting mechanismJ to send out lautomatically designating signals with telegraph messages.

Anotherobject is to provide such a mechanism which will send consecutive numbers with consecutive messages.

A further object is to provide an auxiliary transmitter for sending both letters and gures in'prearrangled order, lin association with each message transmitted. v

A still further object is to provide an auxiliary transmitter for automatically interposing service signals between `message signals and for varying the service signals transmitted. l

Numerous other objects and advantages 'of the invention will appear from the followingdescription and claims taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part ofAthis application, in which: l

Fig. l'ls a plan view of one embodiment of the inventionl in which the front of the machine is shown at the top of the drawing;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof; Fig. 3 is a left end elevation thereof; Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on line I-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-'5 Qf Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 isa sectional viewftaken on line 6-6 5 of F1g.2; f

Fig. 'l is a developed view of the letters code drum;

Fig. 8 is a developed view of the units Ycode 50 dlllmv; l 4 A v Fig. 9 is a developed view of the tens code drum; l, i Fig. 10 is a circuitvdiagram showing the electrical connections; 65 Fig. ll is a plan view of the modified form of relay.i The signal codes set up 1n (Cl. 178-2l the invention in which the rear of the machine is shown at the top of.. the drawing;

Fig. 12 isa sectional view taken on line I2-|2 of Fig. 11,;

Fig. 13 is a'sectional view taken on line I3-i3 5 of Fig. 11; Fig. 14 is a timing chart of a multiplex sending head employed in connection with the modified form of Fig. 11;

Fig. 15 is a circuit diagram showing the elec- 10 trical connections of the modification shown in Fig. l1; v

Fig. 16 is a, circuit diagramshowing electrical connections of a modliied .control means adapted to be used in conjunction with the modification 15 shown in Figs. 11 to 15 inclusive;

Fig. 17 is a fragmentary rear elevational viewv of another modification comprising a modified driving means adapted to be used in conjunction with the first embodiment;

Fig. 18 is a sectional view taken on line lil-#t8 of Fig. 17;

Fig. 19 is a developed'view of a letters code dr'um adapted .to be used in conjunction with the last modification; and n 25 Fig. 20 is a circuit diagram showing the electrical connections in and between the last modiff ncation and associated equipment. One embodiment of theinvention contemplates .the employment of anindependently rotatable transmitting cam sleeve, an associated group of transmitting contacts, a letters code drumffand two figures code drums. lContact groups associated with each code drum are selectively operated by code pins placed in a predetermined ar 35 rangement around the circumference of the code drums. The code drums are arranged to be progressivelyv rotated by means of Geneva wheels and camsmon them and a Geneva cam on the transmitting cam sleeve. SignaLcodes are set in the 4o contacts associated with the code drums and are selectively connected to the transmitting contacts by means of additional contacts in the letters code drum group and a multiple contact transfer the transmit- 45 ting contacts represent letters and iigures and the arrangement is such that the gures'will be consecutive for consecutive connections made to the machine. A control means serves to connect, start, stop, and disconnect the machine from the 50 sending circuit at the proper times.

Referring first to Fig. 2, the signaling mechanism is shownl mounted between a metal frame composed of two vertical side plates I9 and 20 attached -to the base 2I'of the machine. A power 56 of which will be described later.

shaft 22 journaled in the frame plates I9 and 20 is arranged to be driven continuously by suitable motor means (not shown) through a pinion 23. On this power shaft is arranged an independently rotatable transmitting cam sleeve 24, the purpose Rigidly attached to one end of the cam sleeve is a Geneva cam 25, the purpose of which will also be described later. The cam sleeve 24 and the Geneva cam 25 is revolved by a ratchet clutch composed of two parts, a driven ratchet 26 anda driving ratchet 21, the driving ratchet being ilxed to the power shaft 22 to rotate therewith. When the clutch is disengaged, the power shaft is free to rotate without rotating with it the cam sleeve and the Geneva cam. The driven ratchet 26 is slidably mounted directly in front of the driving ratchet 21 and is attached to the cam sleeve 24 by the tongue and groove 26 so that it can slide along the axis of the cam sleeve into and out of l'engagement with thev driving ratchet 21, but can only rotate with the cam sleeve 24. On the driven ratchet 26 is arranged a cam 23 which is engageable with a clutch stop arm 29, pivotally mounted at 21 on a bracket 40 secured to the b ase 2| by screws 46'. 'I'he clutch stop arm 29 coacting with. cam `26 serves to disengage the clutch and stop the rotation of the cam sleeve turei 33 pivoted at 33' adjacent one end. the

opposite end being provided with an adjusting screw 34. A spring 34' attached to the armature returns it to its inoperative position when the magnet 32 is deenergized. The clutch stoparm lever 2s is actuated by-tne adjusting srew 34 on the armature 33 of the control magnet 32 to control the release pf the cam sleeve 24, Fig. 2. When the magnet 32 is deenergized, a spring 35 pulls the stop-arm lever 29 in such a position that a lobe 36 on the end of thestopdriven ratchet. By the action of the lobe 36 on the cam 26, the ratchet clutch is disengaged and the cam sleeve 24 comes to a stop at a predetermined point in its rotation. Referring to Fig. 4, a latch arm 39 pivfotally mounted at 39 on bracket 49 is in operative relation with a cam .4| on the cam sleeve 24. A spring- 42, attached to the elatch arm 38 keeps the arm engaged with the cam 4I. The purpose of the latch 3s is to keep the cam sleeve 24 from rebounding or rotatingv in a reverse direction due to its sudden stop by the stop-arm 29. When the clutch control magnet 32 is energized;- the adjusting screw 34 on the end of the armature 33 engages with an end of the stop arm lever 29 and causes the lobe 36 to be disengaged from the cam- 23. By the action of the spring 3|. F18. l2, the driven ratchet 26 is slid along the shaft and engaged with the driving ratchet 21. Thus the cam sleeve .24 rotates with the power shaft22 and will ,con-

tinueto do` sol until. .the clutch is disengaged by the deenergization of the clutch control magnet.32, after which the cam sleeve 24 will be stopped in its predetermined stop position by. the action of the lobe 36 on cam 26 as heretofore described.

A letters code drum shaft 43, Figs. 2 and 5, journaled in the frame has attachedto it aV Geneva wheel 44, a code drum 45, and a Geneva cam 43. The letters code drum shaft 43 is arranged to be rotated by means of the Geneva Awheel 44 on 'it and the Geneva cam 25 attached the wheel 44 only during a part of the revolution of the cam. During the rest of the revolution of the cam 25, the wheel 44 is held in po sition and from rotating by the construction of .the cam and wheel, as shown in Fig. 5. The Geneva wheel 44 has ten radial slots in it and will therefore make one complete revolution for every ten revolutions of the Geneva cam 25.

The letters code drum 45 is shown developed in Fig. 7. Code pins 41a to 41h are placed in rows around the circumference of the drum in a predetermined order. Associated with the code pins in the code drum is a group of eight breakmake contacts 46a, 46h, 43o, 43d, 43e, 43,fl|l

and 52, Fig. 1, mounted on bracket 53. These contacts are in operative relation with 'the code pins when the code drum 45 is in one of its ten stop positionsLindicated in Fig. 'I as positions A to J. The tenth or B position of the code drum is its rest position. The contacts 43a to 49e, 49, 5|, and 52, Fig. 1, are the letters contacts. 'I'he ilrst ilve sets of contacts 43a to 43e from the left are signal code contacts and are operated by the ilrst ive rows of code pins 41a to 41e around the circumference of the drum 45. Signal codes are set up in these iive contacts by the code pins in the code drum. The function and purpose of the remaining three sets of contacts` 46, 5|. and 52 will be described later.

A shaft known as the units ilgures code drum shaft 53, Fig. 4, is journaled in the frame plates I9 and 26 andhas attached to it a Geneva wheel 54, Figs. 1 and 2, a Geneva cam 55, and a umts code drum 56. This shaft is rotated by means of the Geneva wheel 54 on it and a Geneva cam 46 on the letters code drum shaft 43. The Geneva wheel 54 on the units code drum shaft is constructed and rotated in substantially th same arm lever 29 is in the path' oi' the cam 23 on the J units code drum 56, Fig. 1,l are a group offsix contacts, 51a to 51, mounted on. bracket 33. These contacts `are operable by code pins lla operative-relation with the code pins in theto 63f when the drum isin one of its ten stop positions. These contacts are the units digit contacts, signal co'de contacts and are operated by the five Five of these contacts 51a to 51e are rows ofv code pins aroundthe circumferencev of the uriits code drum 56. Signalvcodes are set up -in these contacts by the code pins on the units.code drum when thedrum is in^pne of its tenstop positions. The signal codes represented by the longitudinal rows of code pins are vthe gures 1 to zero inclusive, arranged consecutively around the circumferenceof the drum 56. The purpose of the sixth contact 51f will be described later.

A shaft knownas the tens ilgures code drum shaft 58, Fig. 2,'is journaled in the frame of the machine and has attachedto it a code drum 59 and collars 65 and,3|l'.l A Geneva wheel 3| slidably mounted on the shaft has pins 6|' on it which slide in holes lin the collar 60 attached to the shaft. Thus the Geneva must rotate with the code drum shaft, but is slidable ralong the axis of `the shaft. With the Geneva wheel 6| in its normal position as held by the retaining spring 62 coiled around the shaft 58, the wheel is in operative relation with the Geneva cam 55, Fig. 1, on the units shaft 53.. With the Geneva wheel 6| slid along the shaft 58 against the action of the spring 62 and-out of engagement with theGeneva cam 55, the tens code;

drumfmay be rotated manually into any of its ten stop positions and then the Geneva -`wheel slid back along the shaft into engagement with the cam 55. The purpose of this disengagement feature will be described-hereinafter.

"The tens code drum 59 is shown developed in Fig. 9. Code pins 10a to 10e are placed in a vpredetermined arrangement in five rows around the circumference of the drum. Associated with and in operative relation withl the code pins in the tens code drum 59 are a group of five contacts 63a to 63e, Fig. 1, mounted on bracket 9|. These contacts are operable by the code pins 10a to 10e when the drum 59 is in each of its ten stop positions. 'I'hese contacts are the tens digit contacts. Signal codes are set up in these contacts by the code pins 10a to 10e on the tens code drum 59 when the drum is in one of its ten stop positions. The signal codes represented by these codevpins are the gures one to zero inclusive arranged in consecutive longitudinal rows around the circum ference of the drum.' Geneva .wheel 6| is constructed and normally rotates substantially in the same manner as the Geneva wheels 44 and 54.

A series of eight base clips 8| to 88 inclusive,

Fig. l, mounted in a Bakelite block 64 attached' to the base 2| serves to electrically connect vthe machine to the sending circuit and control means.

A multiple contact transfer relay 65 is mounted on bracket 65 attached to the frame 20 of the machine. The relay has a bell crank armature 92, Fig. 2, pivoted at 93 and five break-make contacts 16a to 16e mounted on the relay frame.

When the relay is energized, the armature moves vthe tongues of the contacts 16a to 16e away from their up/per stops, Fig. 10, left stops, Fig. 2, so that they make contact with their lower stops, Fig. l0, right stops, Fig. 2. When the relay is deenergized, the armature is returned to its inoperative position by the spring of the contact tongues and the tongues make contact with their upper stops again. Y

On a bracket 69, Figs. 2 and 4, attached to the base of the machine, is mounted a set of-six transmitting contacts 66 and 61a to 61e. APieces of insulating material 1| attached to the upper ends of the tongues of each pair of contacts;l press against the inside of the hooked ends of contact levers 68.. One contact lever is provided for each of the six contact tongues. The contactlevers 68 are pivotally mounted on rod 12 in the bracket 69. I f the contact levers were free to move' on their pvots, the contact tongues of 'each pair would be in engagement with their respective back stop. The cam sleevev24 has six dis'c cams 92 (only one of which is shown in Fig. 4) which control the operation of the contact levers 6B. On the top edge of the horizontal arm of each contact lever is a hump 13. The pressure of the contact tongue presses this hump against the f edge of-y the cam located just above it. In each cam is a notch 14 and the cams are positioned on the sleeve in such a manner that as the cam the hump on its operating lever is camrned out v of the notch in the second cam. It is the same in each case and thus two contactscannot be closed at the same time. The cam discs' 92 are so arranged that when the cam sleeve is in its rest position, the first or rest contact 66 is closed. Shortly Aafter the cam sleeve starts to revolve,

lthe rest'contact 66 is opened and before the second contact 61a is closed, there is a time' interval when all the contacts are open. This interval is known as the start interval and is substantially equal in duration to the timeof closure of one of thevcontacts 61a to 61e.

When electricalconnection is made from some transmitting source, as hereinafter described, to the machine, the machine takes control of the sending circuit and sends to the circuit a predetermined series of signals. `The ten signals that the particular embodiment shown in Figs. l to 9 is designed to -send to the'circuit are as follows: (1) letters shift (2) letter f (3) letter lcomposed of two digits (8) letters shift (9) blank,

.and (l) blank. The numerals .may be any number from 00 to 99 inclusive, and are sent consecutively for consecutive messages transmitted thereafter over the sending line, except in certain cases ashereinafter described.

When the machine is at rest, the letters code drum 45 is stopped in such a position that the signal code which corresponds to letters shift is set up in the letters contacts 48a to 48e, Fig. l, by the code pins 41a, to 41e respectively in the code drum 45. This position will be such that the code pins in line B, Fig. 7, of the letters code drum willbe engaged with the letters contacts 48a to 48e. Each signal is made up of a start impulse which is always of a uniform line condition followed by iive intervals ,-or pulses of two different' line conditions which in turn are followed by a stop impulse which is always the same and ol 'the lopposite line condition from that of the start impulse. The machine shown is so, arranged that the start impulse is a rio-current interval and the stop impulse a current interval. Themanner in which these signalsare sent tothe circuit Willnow be described in detail.

Assume that it is desired to send a message o ver the circuit associated with they numbering machine and that the message is storedI in the form of a perforated tape ready to be run through -the transmitter TR, Fig. 10. The tip |65 of the Battery is permanently connected to the base clip 84 and. consequently as ground is applied to the baseclip-83, the clutch control magnet 32 which controls the rotation of the cam sleeve 24, Fig. 2, is energized over conductors 84' and 83'. With the clutch control magnet energized, the cam 5 which in turn is connected. over conductor 8|' to the back stop ofthe rest contact 96 of the transmitting contacts. Also connected to the base clip 8|, over conductor 8|" is the tongue of the battery transfer contact 49 of the letters conm tact group. The sending circuit L is connected to the tongue T3 of the control relay CR and over conductor 95 tothe base clip 82 to which are connected in parallel the tongues of the transmitting contacts 86 and 61a to 61e, over conductor 82'. After the transmitting cam 24 has made a' predetermined number of revolutions, the tongue of contact 52 will make contact with its lower (right) stop and thus complete a circuit from base clip 85 over conductor 85 through contact 52 and over conductor 86' to base clip 86 to which is applied ground. Battery is connected through the coil of relay CR over conductor 96 to base clip 85. 'I'he closing of contact 52 thus causes the energization of relay CR and its tongues make contact with their upper stops. The clutch control circuit through the tongue Ti will thus be broken and the cam sleeve will come to a stop in` its predetermined stop position. "Ihe transmitter 'I'lt will then be connected over conductor 93, tip |5 of the plug ISI, tip |66 of the jack |52, conductor 91 and tongue T3 of relay CR to the line L.

As the contact sz is closed for a snort'timc only' and it is desired to keep the relay CR ener@ gized as longas the transmitter has signals to send, a locking circuit is'provided. This circuit is fromground at the auxiliary contact 99 on the jack, over conductor 99' tofth upper stop of tongue T2 of the relay CR and through the 40 may con tc battery. This circuit win be broken at the end of the message when the plug is removed from the jack. When the relay CR is energized. the transmitter stepping magnet circuit is completed from ground at the sleeve of the plug ICI, sleeve |84 of the Jack, conductor 9,2, tongue TI, to its upper stop, conductor 98',

rings |61 and |98 respectively of the jack andA plug,.conductor 93' and through the coil 98 of the transmitter stepping magnet to battery. The

control means shown in Fig. 10 consisting of the relay CR, jack |82 -and associated parts, is designed ior manual connection between a transmitter and the numbering machine by means of the/plug and jack. Other-'control means may be provided without 'departing from the spirit of the invention, such as,- for example, the use of special perforations in the perforated tape to control the completion of the circuits closed by.

insertion of the plug |6| in the jack whereby to control the operation of the'numbering machine.

Code pins 41a to 41h inthe letters code drum 45, Fig. 2, move the tongues of the letters contacts 48a to 48e, 49, 5| and 52 away from their. upper stops (left hand stops in Iligg 10) to make 55 connections with their-'lower stops (right hand.

stops in Fig. 10) as the .drum 45 rotates. The tongues of these contacts `are normally in en, gagement with their upper (left) stops and will Aremain there unless a code pin 41 moves them '70 to make contact with their 1ower.r(right) stops.

These contacts are known as break-make" contacts, the tongues breaking away from their upper stops before they make contact with their lower stops.

75 Assume that the clutcir'control magnet 82,

the circuit L. 'I'he tongues of the letters con- 1a tacts 48a to 48e are connected to the tongues of their respective transmitting contacts 81a to 61s. The ilrst nve code signals to be sent over the circuit are set up in contacts 48a to 48e by' code pins in the letters code drum 4 5. 4. 15 'I'here are no code pins corresponding to pins 4U in the first five positions B, C, D, E and F, Fig. 7, of the letters code drum to move the tongues of the batteryy transfer contact 49 to its lower (right) stop, and therefore, in each of 20 these positions of the letters drum 4l, line battery is applied to the lower (right) 'stops of the contacts 48a to 48e,as shown in Fig. 10. Thus,

when one of the tongues of contacts 48a to 48e is moved by a code pin to make contact with-25 its lower (right) stop, line battery is applied to this Vtongue and through it to the associated back stop of transmitting contactsl'la to 61e. Thus, when the associated transmitting contact of group 81a to 81e is closed by the transmitting V30 cam, an interval of current will go tothe line. With the tongues of any of the contacts 48a to 48e in contact with their upper (left) stop, bat# tery is not applied to the associated transmitting contact, and therefore, intervals of nocurrent 35 will go to the line when the associated transmit- .tingcontacts are closed by the transmitting cam.

vThe vilrst five rows of code pins in the five positions B, C, D, E and F on the letters code drum make up the code for the first five predetermined 40 signals. Assume the letters drum 45 to be in the B position with contacts 48a t0 48e al] closed to the left (Fig. 10) and start magnet l2 energized to release the cam shaft 24 for rotation, as the cam shaft starts to rotate it first opens con- A4;, tact 86 to send a start impulse and as cam shaft 22 continues to rotate, the transmitting contact the same way and send their respective impulses of current to' the line. This all marking combination is the' letters 'shift signal.

During the last part of the r'st complete revolution of the cam sleeve 24, the Geneva cam 28 60 on the cam sleeve will engage in the Geneva wheel 44 on the letters code drum 45 and turn the code drum 45 a tenth of a revolution. The positioning of the code drum- 45 isj donewhilefthetransmitting cam 24 is sending `to the line g5 the rest pulse of this signal and the start pulse of the following signal. c I'hus the next signal is set up in contact 48 during the time that the contacts' 48a toj48e are not connected to the sending circuit. This new position -of the code drum brings the code pins 41a, 41e and 4Min the C position, Fig. '1, into engagement with the tongues of contacts 48a, 48c a'nd 48d and sets up.

a new signal in the contacts 48a to 48e which corresponds to the second signal to be sent to Aai'oasoo l 5 the line. There being no code pins corresponding to 41f in the C position, Fig. '1, to move the battery transfer contact tongue 49 from its upper (left) stop, line battery is still applied to the lower (right) stops of contacts 48a to 48e. The

transmitting cam 24 continues to rotate and sends to the line the rest pulse followed by the start pulse and then the ve code pulses, one, three and four of which are intervals of current, and two and ve of which are intervals of nocurrent in accordance with the positions of the tongues of the letters contacts46a to 46e. In this way the second signal, corresponding to the letter f, is sent to the line followed by the third,

fourth and fifth, which are sent in the same manner from D, E and F positions of the drum 45. The third and fourth signals correspond to the letters w and a respectively. The fifth signal represented in position F of the code drum 45 is a figures shift signal vand positions the receiving printer or printers to print figures. Following the transmission of the figures shift combination to the line, the drum 45 moves into its G position. In the G and H positions of .the letters code drinn 45 there are no code pins to move the tongues of the letters contacts 48a to 48e.

41.f on the drum 45 in its G and H positions, however, which serve to move the tongue of the battery transfer contact 49 toits lower (right) stop. To this lower stop is connected in parallel the back stops of the unitscontacts 51a to 518,

and tens contacts 63a to sie. .Thus line battery' is applied tofthese back stops when the code.

drum 45-is in its G and H stop positions. Assume that the first numeral to be sent out over the .line is the numeral 1. This will be received at the receiving printer as 01 because the tens code drum will send a signal-to the line and since the number to be sent has no tens digit, the tens drum 59 will send the digit 0. A code lpin 41g in the G position of the letters codedrum- 45 moves the tongueof the transfer relay contact 4,3 '5I to its lower (right) stop. Thus a circuit is completed from the base clip 81 which is connected to battery, over conductor 81', through the tongue of thev transfer relay contact lower (right) stop thereof, thence by conductor 5I' through the coil of the transfer relay 65, and by conductor 65 to the lower (right) stop .of

the transfer contact 52 of the letters contact group and by conductor 86'.to ground through the base clin 86.

When the transfer j relay 65 is energized, vit connects the' tongues of the tens contacts'63a to 63e through the lower stops and tongues of the transfer relay 65, thence through the upper (left) stops and tongues of the letters contacts 46a to 48e, and to their respective stops onthe transmitting contacts 61a to 61e. When the tens c'odefdrux'n' 59 is in one`of its ten stop positions,

code pins a to 105: in this position cause certain tongues of contacts 63aY` to 63e "to make contact "f with-their back stops. As battery is appliedto these back stops at predetermined times as here'- tofore described, and the tongues connected to respective back lstops of the transmitting contacts 61a to 61e', battery will be applied to corresponding r back stops of the transmitting contacts. Thus", Aon the sixth vrevolution of the transmitting cam 24, it will pick up the signal set up in the tens contacts 63a to 63e bythe pins in the tens code drum and send it to the line. In this case it lwill be the code combination which These contact .tonguesv therefore rest on their upper (left) stops. There are code pins corresponds to the figure zero. On the sixth revolution of the cam sleeve the letters code drum 45 will be rotated into its H position. .There is y no code pin in this position to operate the trans- -fer relay contact 5i. Therefore, the tongue bi 5 the transfer relay contact 5| returns to its upper (left) stop and breaks the circuitv through the coil of the transfer relay 65. The tongues of the transfer relay 65 drop back to .their upper stops 'and connect the tongues of the-units contacts 51a 10 keeps the `tongue on its lower (right) stop, thus keeping battery applied to the back stops of the units and tens contacts 51a to 51e and 63a to 63e. The signal code that is set up in the units contacts 51a to 51e by the pins in the units code drum 56 is thus sent to the line on the seventh 25 revolution of the transmitting cam 24 in the same manner as the signal code set up in the tens contacts 63 was sent to line on the sixth revolution of the transmitting cam. In this case it will be the digit 1.

On the eighth revolution of the transmitting cam 24, the letters code drum 45 is rotated into its I position. In this position there is no code pin in the drum 45 to operate the battery transfer contact 49 and battery from the base clip 8| is/35 therefore reapplied to the lower (right) stops of the letters contacts 48a to 48e. Also in this position of the code drum the code pins that operate the contacts 48a to 48e are arranged as they were in the B position. Thus on the eighth revolution of the transmitting cam 24 a letters l shift signal is sent to the line andpositions the receiving' printer to print letters. Y 'I'he J position of the code drum has no code pins in it and therefore on the ninth revolution of the 45 transmitting cam 24 a signal in which the ve intelligence impulses are composed of intervalsof no-current is sent to the line. The A position y of the code drum 45 has one code pin `41h in it.

This pin is positioned to operate the tongue of the transfer contact 52 and causes said tongue to make contact with its lower stop. There are no other code pins in the'- drum in this position to operate the letters contacts 48. Therefore, on theA tenth revolution ofthe transmitting cam 24 4an- V55 other signal in which the vfive intelligence impulses are composed of intervals of nocurrent is sent to the line'.

In the vvA position of cam'drum 45 the pin 41h engages the tongue of contact 52 to close the 60' same to" its lower (right) contact., With the tongue of contact 52 on its lowerl stop, a circuit is completed from base clip 85 through the transfer contact tongue 52, and its lower stop to ground at the base clip 66. Base clip is connected to 65 battery through the coil of the control relay (CR) When this 4relay is energized by closing of contact 52 to its Alower (right) contact, the relay breaks the ground ci'rcuit-- to the base clip 63 and thus opens the circuit through theclutch control 7o magnets 32. The clutch control magnet ybeing deenergized allows the lobe 36, Figs. 2 and 4, on

the stop arm lever 29 to enter into the path of' Y the cam 28 by action of its spring 35 and, by the action of the lobe 36 on Vthe carrir` 26- to -slide the .u

Thus a circuit is completed from the 15 driven ratchet 2l out of engagement with the driving ratchet 21 and bring the cam sleeve .2l to a stop in its predetermined rest position. At the same time another tongue T3 of relay CR disconnects the machine from the sending line L tenth revolution. 'I'he machineis now ready to be again connected to the line at the beginning of another message and send before this message -the ten signals. In this case the next numeral u 'I'here are six contacts associated with the units code drum Il. Five of these contacts 51a to lle, Figs. 1 and 10, being used for impulses in the signaling code and;the purpose of the At cersixth contact llf will now be described. tain times it may be desirable to set the machine so that the next message to be sent will be numbered 01 regardless of thenumberv 'of the pre- :ceding message. i'br this purpose, reset contact IU is mounted to be operated by a code pin 41f in the units code drum It. The tongue of this contact-is connected to Abase clip II by conductor Il", its back stop is connected by conductor Il' .to thebase clip Il. AresetkeyK serves toconnect base clip Il to ground. When the 'reset key K is closed, it applies ground toa. circuit from battery at base clip rover conductor Il through the clutch control magnet 32, over conductors' iand I3", thelrcset contacts l1! over conductor Ilfto base clip and key K toground. The .closing of the key thus energizes the clutch control magnet 32 and causes the release of the camv sleeve 24, Figs. 1 and 2, as heretofore described,

" other than the A position, that is, provided the reset contact "l is not open. Upon the release of the 4cam sleeve 24,- it will rotate and continue to do so with the key kept closed until the code 45 Din tlf on the units code drum opens the reset 'contact gli and thus opens the circuit through the clutch control magnet I2. This deenersizes .the magnet and allows the lobe .3l to enter the path of cam 28 and bring the cam sleeve to rest l at its predetermined stop position and with the `units drum- `stopped in its J position. In this position the ligure 1 will be set up in the contacts ,l'la tolle. The letters code drum 45 will be stopped in its B position.

The tens cod. drum is manually positioned to set up the gure pero in the tens contacts 63a to ne after the units druinV is positioned in -its J position. To reset the tens'code drum [l the Geneva wheelliis slid along the tens code drum shaft u against its retaining spring C2 and out of engagement with the Genevaw cam II on the units code drum shaft u. :rnc geneva wheel tl is rotated untila dot or other mark 11, Fig. 8. on the'Geneva wheel coincides with a dot or mark 1I on the frame. The Geneva. wheel Il is then alv V'lowed to slide back into engagement. with the Geneva cam Il. e In thisposition the figure zero will be set up in the tens contacts il bythe code pins lla 10e in the tens code drum Il. `-Thus the figure nero is in the tens contacts a tolle and the figure i inthe units contacts lla to "e and when the next connection is madeto the machine, the numeral 0l will be sent-to the line. i

A modification of the-invention is shown in provided theunits code drum 5C is in a position Figs. 11 to 15. This modification is designed to operate in conjunction with a multiplex telegraph transmitting system employing the multiplex five-,unit signaling code. As is well known to those versed in the telegraph art, this systemrequires no synchronizing. pulses in the signaling code, synchronism being maintained by other meansf The modification contemplates the employment of a series of code drums and associa contact groups for the accomplishment of'the objects of the invention.- The drums are placed on a common shaft and are frictionally driven therefrom. 'Ihe rotation of each code drum is controlled by individual step magnets. The armatures of the magnets are engageable with ynotches in a position disc attached to each code drum. A transmitting cam connects the contact groups of the code drums to the segments of a` of predetermined signals'fthen it automatically.

stops and the control means connects the sending means directly to the multiplex channel.

Referring to Figs. 11, i2 and 13, a metal base' III has attached to it three bearing posts III. A power shaft |03 journaled in these posts is arranged to be driven by suitable motor means (not shown) through a ,pinion Ill. On the power shaftl I I3 are arranged three code drums I, Il 1 and I Ii, and a transmitting cam drum Ni. Onlythe varrangement of thev code drum IIB on the shaft will be described, the

code drums IIT and IIC and transmitting cam I l! being attached to the shaft in substantially the same manner. Attached to the shaft Il# by a set screw I" is a sleeve III having a friction plate III. Adjacentthe friction plate IH is a friction member H2; as for example, a felt disc. Rotatably mounted on the sleeve is a code drum Ill of Bakelite or other suitable insulating material. 'Ihe code drum has a friction plate 'I i3 attached to one end oi'4 it by screws Ill' and attached tofthe other end by screws H3" is a y combined position disc and friction plate I'II...

Adjacent the position-disc Ill is another friction member H2'. A plate III in threaded engagoment with the end of the sleeve member Hl is engaged by an arm lll on a friction disc VIII to rotate the disc III from the plate l II. Split annular springs I2I between the plate III and the disc III keep the friction plates and discs frictionaliy engaged with thefriction members Il! and H2'. The pressure of the springs is regulated by the plate H8 andlocknut I2! which are in threaded engagement with the end of the sleeve member I Il. From the above description it can be seen that the code drum III will tend to rotate withsthe power shaft I" through the action oi the friction members 'I I! and H2." but the. rotation'of theucode drum can be stopped without stopping the rotation of the shaft.

A step magnet |23 is attachedto a bracket |24 which is mounted on the base ill. The magnet armature |21 is pivoted at |23, Fig. 13. An extending arm |21 on the end of the armature IN is engageable with notches III lof the posi-v tion'disc IM when the magnet |23 is deenergised.

' Vwhen the magnet |28 isen'ergised, the arm |21' in the position disc ||4, and the code drum |06 will then rotate with the' power shaft |03. With the code drum |06 rotating with the shaft |03, if the armature |21 is released by deenerglzing the magnet |23 to permit' the end |21' thereof to enter a notch |28 on the position disc I4, the

drum |06 will' be stopped. All three of the code drums |06, |01 and |08, and the transmitting cam drum |05 are constructed to operate in substantially the same manner, their rotation being controlled by their associated stepping magnets.

' tion disc |39 attached to the transmitting cam |05. Retractile springs |30 return the armatures to their normal or inoperative positions when the magnets are deenergized.

The lposition .disc |39 attachedgto the transmitting cams 05 has one notch in itand the cam |05 will therefore make one complete revolution when the magnet .|56 is energized. The vposition discs ||4, |29 and |54 each have ten notches in them and the code drum |05, |01 and |08 `therefore can be stopped in ten different positions.'

Code pins l5 are placed. around the circumference of each code drum in a predetermined arrangement. These pins are arranged in ten f-.rowsextending longitudinally of the drums. In laccordance with the signaling code employed the rows represent the signal code combinations of iigres 1 to 0 inclusive, Aarranged consecutively around the drum. When a code drum is stopped in one of its ten positions, a longitudinal row. of code pins` operates contacts in their associated contact groups.

Mounted on a bracket |3| attached to the base of the machine y and in operative relation with the transmitting cam |05 are a series of five groups of contacts |32,' |33, |34, |35 and |36. Contact operating bars |31a to |31e attached tothe top of each tongue in a group are in operative relation with associated humps |38a to |38e on the' transmitting cam |05. Mounted on a bracketl3l, Fig. 12, are two contacts |51 and |58 with anv operating bar |3`|f attached to their tongues. The contact operating bar |31f is in operative relation with the'hump |38f on f" the tansmitting cam G| 05. The transmitting cam |05 has six humps |3'8ato |38f on it, one for each operating bar and group of associated contacts. These humps are placed in a predeter- \mined' arrangement aroundI the circumferencev of the transmitting cam |05. The position disc |39 on the transmitting cam |05 having only one notch in it, the transmitting cam will be brought to rest in only one position and in this position none of lthe humps are engaged with-an operating bar. The contact operating bars '|31-are normally towardthe cam |05, being placed there by the spring of -the contact tongues.' Withfthe bars toward the cam, the associated contacts will all ,be open and when a bar is engaged by its associated humpfthe bar will be pushed away from' the cam and it will move the tongues of thev contacts to which itis attached to make contact with their back stops.y

The hundreds codedrum |08 has associated with and in operative relation ve break-make contacts |42, one contact for each impulse in the signaling code, all mounted on bracket |43.

' Ihe tens code'drum |01 also has associated with and in operative relation've break-make conltacts |44, one foreach impulse of the signaling code and one make contact |45, all mounted on bracket |50. The units code drum |08 has associated with and in operative relation ve break-make contacts |46, one for each impulse of the signaling code and a single make contact |41, all mounted on bracket |48.

As stated, the transmitting cam |05 has six groups of contacts in operative relation with it,

mounted onl brackets |3| and |3I. The iirst group |36, called a figure shift transmitting group, has live make contacts. These contacts will all be closed whenever the hump |38a on the cam |05 associated with this group is engaged with the figures shift transmitting contact operating bar |31a. The next three groups called the hundreds transmitting group |35, the tens Vis not engaged with a code pin or cam ||5 on va code drum. The back stops of the above-three @group |33. Tongues of the five break-make contacts in the tens contact group |44 are connected to respective tongues of the tens transmitting contact group |34. Tongues of the ve breakletters shift transmitting group.' the back stops of the units transmitting contacts |33, the back stops of the tens. transmitting contacts |34, the back stops of the hundreds transmitting contacts and tongues 'of the figures shift transmitting contacts |36 are all connected to respective upper contact stops onta multiple contact control relay CR'. "l

The back stops of the iirst, second, fourth and fifth.. contacts of the figures shift transmitting contacts |36 are connected to marking battery and the back stop of the third contact is'connected to spacing battery. The back stops of the first, second, third, fourth and iifth contacts of the letters shift transmitting contacts |32 are connected to marking battery.

The' back stops of the contacts |51 and |58 are connected to spacing battery and ground respectively. The contact |58 is connected over CRL to battery. Relay CR' serves to disconnect the'sending means from thev multiplex segments spective tongues of the transmitter TR.

and connect the numbering machine to the multiplex sending head when the contact |33 is closed, as will be hereinafter described, The contact |51 is connected over conductor |51' through coil of the units stepping magnet ISI to ground. The tongue of contact |41 -of the units group is also connected to the coil of the units stepping magnet 5| over conductor |41'. The back-stop of contact |41 is connected over conductor |52' through thecoil of the tens stepping magnet |52 to ground. The tongue of the contact of the tens group is also'. connected to the coil of the tens stepping magnet |52 over conductor |43'. The back stop is ,connected over conductor |23' through the coil ofl the hundreds stepping magnet |23 to ground. 2 Y The first five tongues from the top of the control relay CR shown only in the wiring diagram, Fig. 15, are connected to respective segments Afon the multiplex sending headY MT. 'I'he lower stops of these five tongues are connected to re- The upper stop oftongue T' is connected over cond uci'cr |36' through the coil of transmitting cam stepping magnet |56 to battery. Ground is connected through a yswitch |12 over conductor |13 in parallel tothe lower stop of tongue T and to the tongue T'. The tongue T'is connected over i plex sending distributor MT.

Vconductor |14 to the coil of the control relay CR?. The tongue T" is connected over conductor |13 through the coil |13 oi the transmitter stepping magnet to ground. 'I'he lower stop of tongue T" is connected overconductor |11 tof battery through local segment |18 on the multi- Assume that the code-drums are at rest and that the-signal code set up by the units, tens and hundreds code drums |03, |01 and |33 in their associated contact groups |43, |44 and |42 are the guevl, ilgure 0 and ligure 0 respectively. As there is only one notch in the transmitting code drum position disc |33, it will beat rest in its predetermined rest position. In this position noneof the 'humps |33 on the drum |03 are in contact with a contact operating bar |31. 'Iherefo`real1 the contacts in the transmitting groups will be open.

Assume that it is desired to send a message over the circuit that this modification of the invention is' associated with and this message is in the -Bwitch 12 is tclosed and a circuit is completed from ground through the switch |12,`conductor |13, tongue T', its upper stop, conductor 33' and through the coil o f stepping magnet |33 to bat` tery, thus causing said magnet to be energized. The energisation of the magnet |33 actuates its armature |33 to withdraw'thearnr-i' onthe amature |33. from the notch in the position disc |30, thus permitting the code drum |03Ito rotate with the'power shaft |33 through the action ofv the frictional clutch, as heretofore described. As v the code drum |03 `revolvesy a hump |33aengages an operating bar |31a attached to the tongues of the figures shift transmitting contacts |33 and causessaidtonguestomakecontact with'their back stops. The signal code representing figures '7, tongues or conn-'o1 muy ca multiplex head wiping over these segments sends the signal code for iigures shift to the sending circuit.

Assume that the multiplex is divided into two channels, A and B, sending to first one channel, then the other, as shown in the timing chart, Fig. 14, and that this machine is associated with channel A; The closing of switch |12 may be so timed with relation to rotation of the multiplex brush |59 that from the time the stepping magnet |53, Fig. 15,r is energized, to the time when the figures shift transmitting contacts |433 are closed, the multiplex brush |39 is passing over segments in channel B, and after the contacts |33 are closed, the brush starts to pass over the rst segment of channel A. The relation between the speeds of rotation of the multiplex brush and the power shaft |03 are such that the hump |33a on the code drum |03 engages the contact operf ating bar |31a for a time suiilcient to keep the contacts |33 continuously closed while the multiplex brush is passing over the segments of channel A. When the brush has passed over the-five segments inchannel A, the' hump |33a will disengage the operating bar |31a of contacts |33 and the contacts will open by action of the spring tongues. Before the brush starts on the first segment of channel A again another hump |33b on transmitting cam |03 will have moved the operating bar |31b attached to the tongues of contacts |33 so that the tongues make contact with their back stops. 4'I'his connects the signal code set up in the hundreds contacts |42 to the multiplex'segments as heretofore described. `Since the figure zero is set up in the hundreds contacts, this signal will go to the line as the multiplex brush passes over the segments of channel A the second time.V Contacts |33 close Just before the brush reaches the first segment and remain closed until the brush has .passed over all flve segmentsfin channel A. While the brush is again on channel B segments, contacts |33 are opened and ccntacts |34 closed. Closing of contacts 34 con- -'nects the signal set up in the tens contacts |44 by the code drum |01 to the segments of channel A. 'I'he brush passes over channel A segments a third time and sends the signal set up in conmots I to the line. This signal will also be the ligure zero, asthat is the signal set up in con- 'tacts |44. The signal set upin contacts |43 by code drrum |00 are sent to the line in substantially thesame manner by closing of the umts transmitting contacts |33. This signal will be the ilsvure one as that is the signal set up in contacts |43 by the code drum |33. As the code drum |33 rotates further, the letters shift signal set up in contacts |32 is connected to the multiplex segmen and sent to the line on the fifth revolution of the multiplex brush.- 'Ihus the following nve signals aresent to the line before the body ofthe message: (1) ilgures shift to position the receiving printer or printers to print flgures,v(2) figure zei-o, (3) ngure zero, (4) ngure one, and (5) a letter shift signal to position the receiving l printer orprinters to print letters. These signals f-will be received and recorded by the receiving erating bar |31f and associated hump |33f. The' closing of contact |33 completes a circuit from ground at the back stop of the contact, tongue |33, conductor |1I and through the coil of the control relay CR to battery. This ensrgises the relay CR and causes its tongues to move to their lower positions; The flrstve tongues of the relay connect associated tongues of the transmitter TR' rto respective segments on the multiplex sending head. Tongue T in contact with its lower stop completes a circuit from battery at the local segment |18 of the multiplex Vhead over conductor |11, tongue T", conductor |15 and the coil of the transmitter stepping magnet |16'to ground. Tongue T in contact with' its lower stop completes a locking circuit from battery through the coil of the relay CR over conductor |14 through tongue T over conductor |11 through switch |12 to ground.

At the end of the Vmessage the switch |12 may be opened to break the locking circuit through the coil of the relay CR' and thus cause the tongues to return to their upper position. In this position they are agai" ready for the switch |12 to be closed at the beginning of another message to cause the releasev of the transmitting cam, as heretofore described. Contact |51 is closed at the same time as contact |58 and it completes the circuit from battery at the back stop of contact |51 through its tongue and over conductor |51' to the coil of the unit stepping magnet to ground. This energizes the magnet and causes it topull the arm |49' on its armature |49 from a notch in the position disc |29. The position disc |29 and code drum |08 are thus free to rotate with the power shaft through its friction clutch. As the contact |51 is closed for a relatively short time because of the small hump and operating bar |38f and |31f respectively, the magnet |5| will be deenergized shortly after the arm |49 has been pulled out of a vnotch |28. Therefore, the arm |49' will drop back and ride on the circumference of disc |29 and drop into the next notch, thus stopping thev position disc in its next stop position. 4In this position the signal code for figure 2 is set up in code drum |08. y

When the sending of the first message is completed` and connectionis made to the machine through the control means a second time before the start of a second message, the machine will start and send to the line ,the numeral 002 precedingthe second message, inthe same manner as numeral 001 was sentpreceding the rst message. In the same manner consecutive numerals are sent before consecutive messages thereafter up to the numeral 008. After the machine, sends the numeral 008 to the line, the code drum |08v l is positioned to set up the signal 9 in contacts |46 as "heretofore described. In this position a pin on the drumr |08 closes contact |41. AWith contact |41 closed,` a parallel circuit is completed fromthe tongue of contact |51 to the coils of the l units stepping magnet and the tens stepping magnetv |5`| and |52 respectively ,to ground. Now, whenthe vninth connection is 'made -to,v the'ma.

the contacts |46 by the fanned F `cute and; connected ,to

olution or ten steps of code drum |08. After the 89th message has been numbered and the figure 9 is set up in the tens` contacts |44 by pins-in the code drum |01, another pinin code drum |01 closes contact |45. After the 98th message has been numbered and the figure 9 set up .in both sets of `contacts |44.and |46, both contacts |45 and |41 are closed simultaneously. Thus a circuit ls completed from the tongue of contact |51 in parallel to the coils of stepping magnets |23, |5| and |62 to` ground. After sending the numeral 099 and contact. |51 is closed,l all three stepping magnets |29, |5| and |52 will be energized. 'I'hus all three code drums will be stepped one notch and thenumeral 100 will be set up inv the three sets of contacts |42, |44 and |46. The machine operates in the same manner until the numeral 999 is sent, when Athe numeral -set lup is 000. 'Ihe tens code drum |01 steps one step for every ten steps of the units code drum |08, and the hundreds code drum |06 steps one step for every ten steps of the tens code drum |01, or every hundred vsteps of the units code drum |08. The units code drum |01 steps one step for every complete revolution of the transmitting cam |05, as heretofore described.

Fig. 16 shows a modified control means adapted to be used in conjunction with .the modification shown in Figs. 11 to l5. This control means is designed to be operable by a plurality of predetermined perforations preceding each telegraph message in a telegraphic perforated tape passing through the associated tape transmitter. The tongues of the transmitter are normally connected to the segments of the associated multiplex channel. When these predetermined perforations reach the transmitter, the. followingfuncjtions are performed. The tape transmitter' is stopped and disconnected from the multiplex. The numbering mechanism is connected to the multiplex and started, whereupon it transmits to the multiplex its group of predetermined signals as heretofore described and at the completion of its cycle of operation the numbering mechanismy is stopped, disconnected from the multiplex, theI tape transmitter reconnected tothe multiplex and started, whereupon it transmits the signals of the message represented in the telegraphic tape.' The predetermined' perforations in the tape thatcausewthe'.numbering mechanism t'o operate represent a'seriesof two'signals in'which ,the fourth intelligence pulses; are` marking| and the first, second,v third andfflfth pulses spacingh,A

Fig. 16 shows the junction with the wiring cation shown in Fig. 15 ymay Wiring diagram `cf .themodf' ied control means adapted to be used. in conf. diagram of u the modit shown in Fig..l5. The (control means. be cut 4,away :on .line lli- A` and the modified control means .shown inFig. 16., connected at this' linenby cableandwire |69 and: 1 respectively. Thev magnet. |56 shown fin bothf- Figs;. 15v and, l.6:is the..r.elea se magnet also ishown f in' lFig:` 11:: .with the samegA-.refe'rence f number. ther' purpose of fwhich' has-.heretoforabeen descrisbed-` v,ll'hezend of; the.: cable.' El 69 ,-shownfin Fig. 5.165-,

to the respective relays are spacing, spacing, spacing, marking and spacing, a circuit is completed through the tongues and stops as shown in Fig. 16, and for any other combination of pulses this circuit will be open. The upper stops of the transmitter TR" are connected to spacing or positive battery, the 4th stop being connected through the coil of relay` |82. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th lower stops of the transmitter are connected through the coil of relay |88 to negative or marking battery. The 4th lower stop is connected directly to marking battery.

A disc |84 is so mounted in conjunction with magnet |85 that it is rotated one notch by the arm |86' on the armature |86 when the magnet |85 is energized. Release magnet |81, when energized, causes its armature |81' to remove the arm |85' and latch |88 from notches in the disc |84, thus allowing the disc to rotate in a reverse direction by action of` the spring |88. The reverse rotation of the disc |84 is limited by a pin |8| on the discengaging a stop |8|.

Assume that a message in the form of a perforated tape is to be run through'the tape transmitter TR and that the message is preceded by two signal representations in the tape in whichonly the 4th pulses are marking. When the first one of these signals reaches the transmitter, and

is transmitted, the tongues of the transmitter, will be positioned as shown in Fig. 16 which in turn will cause the tongues of the polar relays |8|a to |8|e to be positioned as shown. Thus a circuit will be completed from battery at the 1st tongue through the tongues and stops of relays |8|a to |8|e, over conductor |82 to the local segment |82' of the multiplex sending distributor. Now, when the brush 58 passes over the segments |82' and |88', the circuit will be continued over conductor |88 through the coil of magnet to ground. 'I'hus magnet |85 will be energized and cause its armature |88 and arm |85 to rotate the disc |84 one notch. The latch |88 willhold the disc in this position. As the 4th tongue of the transmitter TR" is on its marking side, relay 82 will not be energized and as the other four tongues of the transmitter are on their spacing side, relay |88 will not be energized. 'Ihe tongue of relay |82 is connected in parallel with the upper stop of relay |88 over conductor |88' through the coil of the release magnet |81 to battery. 'Ihe upper stop of relay |82 and the tongue of relay |88 are connected to ground. Thus, when either or both of the relays |82 and 88 are energized, magnet |81 will also be energized, causing the release of the disc |84 as heretofore described. As neither of the relays |82 and |88 were energized with the transmission of the first signal, the disc 84 will remain advanced one step. Asthe second signal is the same as the ilrst, the tongues of the transmitter TR', those of the relays |82 and 88, and those of the polar relays |8|a, 8|b, |8|e, |8|d and |8|e, will be in the same position as they were for the rst signal. When the brush |58 passes over segments |82' and |88' a second time, it will cause magnet |85 to be again energized. 'I'his causes the disc -|84 to be rotated one more notch. In this position of the disc |84 a pin |84 on the disc engages the tongue and closes contact |85 and causes contact |88 to be Upened.

When contact |88 is open, the circuit from the and through the coil |88 ofthe transmitter stepping magnet to ground, will. be broken at contact |86. Thus when the brush |58 passes over and makes contact between the segments |81 and |81 the transmitter stepping magnet will not be energized.

The closing of contact |85 applies ground through this contact, conductor |85', coil 28| of the multiple contact relay CR, conductor 282, and coil of magnet |56 to battery. This energizes magnet |56 and the relay CR", thus causing the tongues of relay CR" to make contact with their lower stops and causing the release or starting of the numbering mechanism as heretofore described. The numbering mechanism then proceeds to transmit the group of predetermined signals set up by its code drums after which contact |58, Fig. l5, is closed. 'I'his completes a circuit from ground at the back stop of contact 58, through its tongue, over conductor |1| and through the coil of magnet |81, Fig. 16, to battery, causing said magnet to be energized. Magnet |81 being energized causes its armature |81' to withdraw the latch |88 and arm |86 from notches in the disc |84. This allows the disc |84 tobe rotated by the action of spring |88 to its initial or stop position. With the pin 84 no longer engaging the tongue of contact |85, this contact will open and contact |85 will close by the action of their spring tongues. With contact |85 open the circuit to the relay coil 28| and the magnet |55 will be broken and the relay and magnet will be deenergized. The tongues of relay CR" will therefore return and make contact with their upper stops connecting the tongues of the transmitter to respective segments on the multiplex sending head. With magnet |58 deenergized, the numbering mechanism will be brought to a stop in its predetermined stop position. As contact |85 is closed when contact |85 is open, the circuit from segment |81" to coil |88 of the transmitter stepping magnet is restored and when the brush |58 passes over segments |81 and |81', the stepping magnet |88 will be ener-.

sage into the transmitter whereupon it will be transmitted in the ordinary manner.

Assume that in the message there is a signal in which the fourthl pulse is marking yand the other four pulses spacing, followed by a signal of any .other combination of pulses. the said following combination is one in which the pulses are all spacing. Thus, on the transmission of the first mentioned signal, the fourth tongue of the transmitter will be moved to its marking side and the other tongues to their spacing side. I'he tongues of the polar relays |8|a to 8| e will be likewise positioned and as heretofore described, a circuit will be completed through the coil of the magnet 85, causing it to advance the disc |84 one step when the brush |58 passes over segments |82' and |88. On the transmission of the following signal in which the ilve pulses are spacing, the fourth tongue of the transmitter and tongue of polar relay |8|d will be moved to their spacing side. This completes a circuit from positive battery at the spacing bus bar of the transmitter through the coil of relay 82 to the left stop and through the fourth tongue of the transmitter to the coil of the polar relay |8|d to ground. With the coil of polar relay |8| d energized by a spacing current, its associated tongue l makes contact with its spacing stop, breaking the circuit through the tongues and contacts' of the polar relays |8|a to |8|e. 'Inns magnet |85 will not be energized when the brush Assume that y 

